And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon. ] Being willing to give him all the satisfaction he could, and if possible live peaceably with him, and prevent the effusion of blood.
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Judges 11:14 In-Context
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And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou hast come against me to fight in my land?
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And the king of the children of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came out of Egypt, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and to Jordan: now therefore restore those [lands] again peaceably.
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And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon:
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And said to him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
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But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness to the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;